Posted on 11/30/2022 9:15:42 AM PST by Olog-hai
The end of France’s coal era seemed so certain last year that the operator of one of the country’s last coal-burning plants posted an upbeat educational video on YouTube titled “Let’s visit a coal plant that’s going to be destroyed!”
The plant in the northeastern town of Saint-Avold indeed halted coal production as scheduled earlier this year — but not for long. This week, its workers were back at the controls, transporting coal from storage heaps and refiring furnaces, as part of emergency efforts to keep the heat and electricity on this winter.
The energy crisis across Europe unleashed by Russia’s war in Ukraine has paved the way for coal’s comeback in some regions, to the dismay of politicians and activists who warn this endangers climate goals, the climate itself and public health. […]
In France the return to coal is surprising because the country started phasing it out decades ago and relies heavily on nuclear power instead. But this year, on top of Russia largely cutting off natural gas to Europe, nearly half of France’s nuclear reactors shut down for maintenance or corrosion and other problems.
Facing a worst-case scenario of rolling power cuts to households, the government issued a decree in September to allow Saint-Avold to start again and continued activity at another coal plant in western France, citing the “exceptional” and “unforeseeable” context of energy supply challenges.
President Emmanuel Macron had initially vowed to close all coal-burning plants in the country by the end of this year due to climate-related concerns. …
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Replacing the coal plant with nuclear energy is a smart move, if the nuclear plants are operational. Unfortunately half of France’s nuke plants are down, some for routine maintenance, some for repairs. Wouldn’t be a big problem if natural gas wasn’t in short supply.
John f’n kohn-heinz-kerry will fly in and give macaroon a tongue lashing over zis. Sacre merde! ❄🌬💩
LMAO
idiots, its not evil!
LIBERALISM is EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The problem with powering generating plants with natural gas is now you’re competing with people and businesses for a resource. Not many people or businesses are using coal.
But I thought the world was ending, build more solar panels; freeze for the good of the earth?
Coal-fired plants around the world are becoming popular once again. That did not take too long.
But, but, ma climate change!!!! Let the Frogs eat ice!
2021-$2.59/Therm
2022-$5.63/Therm
It was always a necessary “evil”. It brought us out of the dark ages. Prolonged life, improved quality of life, etc.
Duh.
If I could get coal around here, I would put in a back up stove that could use wood or coal.
Great Comment!
Coal didn’t bring us out of the dark ages. The dark ages were from 456 AD to 800 AD and inky in western Europe, due to the collapse of Roman authority there.
The east didn’t have a dark age, leave alone China and India
The ASS-ociated Pres quotes a "shift supervisor Thomas About at the Emile-Huchet Power Plant in Saint-Avold." This quote rises to the level of a headline.
Meanwhile in China, which has received a pass from the worldwide Greenies builds more coal plants every year. the ASS-ociated Press has not as yet used "evil" to my knowledge about the ChiComs.
Where’s the Ha-ha Nelson guy?
the left adore the dark ages- buy ONLY for everyone else, not themselves-
Coal-fired plants around the world are becoming popular once again. That did not take too long.
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Yay!!
And John sKerry is probably very scared—he even speaks french, ya know…
Well, Red China is perpetually a “developing nation”.
Faced with the reality of cold hard facts, that you will freeze to death before climate change kills you. /s
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